New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 10:1-13

1Now when thequeenוּמַֽלְכַּת־u.mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614heardשֹׁמַ֛עַתsho.Ma.'atH8085about the fameשֵׁ֥מַעShe.ma'H8088of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010concerning the nameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,she cameוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935to testלְנַסֹּת֖וֹle.na.so.ToH5254him with difficultבְּחִידֽוֹת׃be.chi.DotH2420questionsH2420.

2So she cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְַ֗מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389with a veryמְאֹד֒me.'OdH3966largeכָּבֵ֣דka.VedH3515retinueבְּחַיִל֮be.cha.YilH2428,with camelsגְּ֠מַלִּיםGe.ma.limH1581carryingנֹשְׂאִ֨יםno.se.'ImH5375spicesבְּשָׂמִ֧יםbe.sa.MimH1314and veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966muchרַב־rav-H7227goldוְזָהָ֛בve.za.HavH2091and preciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68.When she cameוַתָּבֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,she spokeוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רva.te.da.BerH1696with him about allכָּל־kol-H3605that was in her heartלְבָבָֽהּ׃le.va.VahH3824.

3Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010answeredוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046allכָּל־kol-H3605her questionsדְּבָרֶ֑יהָde.va.Rei.haH1697;nothingדָּבָר֙da.VarH3808 H1697was hiddenנֶעְלָ֣םne'.LamH5956from the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834he did notexplainהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046to her.

4When the queenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436of Shebaשְׁבָ֔אshe.Va'H7614perceivedוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200allכָּל־kol-H3605the wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,the houseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004that he had builtבָּנָֽה׃ba.NahH1129,

5the foodוּמַאֲכַ֣לu.ma.'a.KhalH3978of his tableשֻׁלְחָנ֡וֹshul.cha.NoH7979,the seatingוּמוֹשַׁ֣בu.mo.ShavH4186of his servantsעֲבָדָיו֩'a.va.DavH5650,the attendanceוּמַעֲמַ֨דu.ma.'a.MadH4612of his waitersמְשָׁרְתָ֜יוme.sha.re.tovH8334and their attireוּמַלְבֻּֽשֵׁיהֶם֙u.mal.bu.shei.HemH4403,his cupbearersוּמַשְׁקָ֔יוu.mash.KavH4945, andhis stairwayוְעֹ֣לָת֔וֹve.'O.la.ToH5930by whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he wentיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927up to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,there was noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808moreע֖וֹדodH5750spiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307in her.

6Then she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “It was a trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571reportהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I heardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085in my own landבְּאַרְצִ֑יbe.'ar.TziH776aboutH5921your wordsדְּבָרֶ֖יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697and your wisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451.

7Nevertheless I did not believeהֶאֱמַ֣נְתִּיhe.'e.Man.tiH539thereportsלַדְּבָרִ֗יםla.de.va.RimH1697,untilעַ֤ד אֲשֶׁר־'ad 'a.Sher-H5704 H834I cameבָּ֙אתִי֙ba.tiH935and my eyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869had seenוַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָהva.tir.'Ei.nahH7200it. And beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,the halfהַחֵ֑צִיha.Che.tziH2677was not toldהֻגַּד־hu.gad-H5046me. You exceedהוֹסַ֤פְתָּho.Saf.taH3254inwisdomחָכְמָה֙chokh.mahH2451and prosperityוָט֔וֹבva.TovH2896the reportהַשְּׁמוּעָ֖הha.she.mu.'AhH8052whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I heardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085.

8Howblessedאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835are your menH376,how blessedאַשְׁרֵ֖י'ash.ReiH835are theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428your servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650who standהָֽעֹמְדִ֤יםha.'o.me.DimH5975beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440you continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548andhearהַשֹּׁמְעִ֖יםha.sho.me.'ImH8085your wisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451.

9Blessedבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1288be the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430whoאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834delightedחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654in you to setלְתִתְּךָ֖le.ti.te.KhaH5414you on the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;because the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068lovedבְּאַהֲבַ֨תbe.'a.ha.VatH157Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769,therefore He madeוַיְשִֽׂימְךָ֣vay.si.me.KhaH7760you kingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428,to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666.”

10She gaveוַתִּתֵּ֨ןva.ti.TenH5414the kingלַמֶּ֜לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428a hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֣ים׀ve.'es.RimH6242talentsכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603of goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,and a veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235amountof spicesוּבְשָׂמִ֛יםu.ve.sa.MimH1314and preciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68.Neverלֹא־lo'-H3808againעוֹד֙'OdH5750did suchהַה֥וּאha.Hu'H1931abundanceלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230of spicesכַבֹּ֨שֶׂםkha.Bo.semH1314comeבָא֩va'H935in as that whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the queenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436of Shebaשְׁבָ֖אshe.Va'H7614gaveנָתְנָ֥הna.te.NahH5414Kingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

11Alsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571the shipsאֳנִ֣י'o.NiH590of Hiramחִירָ֔םchi.RamH2438,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834broughtנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091from Ophirמֵאוֹפִ֑ירme.'o.FirH211,broughtהֵבִ֨יאhe.Vi'H935in from Ophirמֵאֹפִ֜ירme.'o.FirH211a veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235number ofalmugאַלְמֻגִּ֛ים'al.mu.GimH484treesעֲצֵ֧י'a.TzeiH6086and preciousיְקָרָֽה׃ye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֥בֶןve.'E.venH68.

12The kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213of the almugהָאַלְמֻגִּ֜יםha.'al.mu.GimH484treesעֲצֵ֨י'a.TzeiH6086supportsמִסְעָ֤דmis.'AdH4552for the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and for the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseוּלְבֵ֣יתu.le.VeitH1004,also lyresוְכִנֹּר֥וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658and harpsוּנְבָלִ֖יםu.ne.va.LimH5035for the singersלַשָּׁרִ֑יםla.sha.RimH7891;suchכֵ֞ןkhenH3651almugאַלְמֻגִּים֙'al.mu.GimH484treesעֲצֵ֤י'a.TzeiH6086have not comeבָֽא־va'-H935in againnorH3808have they been seenנִרְאָ֔הnir.'AhH7200to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

13Kingוְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428SolomonH8010gaveנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414to the queenלְמַֽלְכַּת־le.mal.kat-H4436of Shebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614allכָּל־kol-H3605her desireחֶפְצָהּ֙chef.TzahH2656whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she requestedשָׁאָ֔לָהsha.'A.lahH7592,besidesמִלְּבַד֙mi.le.VadH4480 H905whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he gaveנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414her according tohis royalהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428bountyכְּיַ֖דke.YadH3027.Then she turnedוַתֵּ֛פֶןva.Te.fenH6437and wentוַתֵּ֥לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980to her own landלְאַרְצָ֖הּle.'ar.TzahH776together with her servantsוַעֲבָדֶֽיהָ׃ סva.'a.va.Dei.haH5650.

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